Woman whose fiancé died following an AstraZeneca jab says £120k payout is 'inadequate'
A woman whose partner died after having an AstraZeneca jab has become the first person to receive compensation over a Covid vaccine death.
Ms Spit also said she had to wait too long for compensation under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme 1979, and the amount had not kept track with inflation since the scheme was set up. The scheme offers one-off, tax-free sums of up to £120,000 and while payments do not affect people's rights to take legal action, they can have implications for their benefits.Ms Spit called an ambulance for Zion when he began suffering "excruciating" headaches on 13 May last year and he died in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary six days later.
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